Deir ez-Zor Municipal Stadium explained

Stadium Name:Deir ez-Zor Municipal Stadium
ملعب دير الزور البلدي
Location:Deir ez-Zor, Syria
Coordinates:35.3242°N 40.1461°W
Opened:1960
Renovated:1997, 2002
Owner:Government of Syria
Operator:General Sports Federation of Syria
Surface:Grass
Tenants:Al-Fotuwa
Al-Yaqdhah
Seating Capacity:13,000

Deir ez-Zor Municipal Stadium (Arabic: ملعب دير الزور البلدي) is a multi-purpose stadium in Deir ez-Zor, Syria. It is used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 13,000 spectators.[1]

However, the stadium was heavily damaged between 2015 and 2017, while being occupied by the militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.[2] On 26 December 2023, the training sports facility was opened on the western side of the municipal stadium, which includes two football fields, along with its facilities, including bathrooms, changing rooms and a seminar.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.alwehda.gov.sy/index.php/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%B1/2062-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%A2%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D8%A9-%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%B1 Sports facilities in Deir ez-Zor
  2. News: Syria: Footage shows Islamic State drone blowing up stadium ammo dump. ABC News. 25 October 2017. 26 December 2023.